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1.2E: Exercises - Graphing Linear Equations

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    PROBLEM SET: GRAPHING A LINEAR EQUATION

    Work the following problems.

    1) Is the point (2, 3) on the line 5x - 2y = 4?

    2) Is the point (1, - 2) on the line 6x - y = 4?

    3) For the line 3x - y = 12, complete the following ordered pairs.

    (2,___) (___, 6)

    (0,___) (___, 0)

    4) For the line 4x + 3y = 24, complete the following ordered pairs.

    (3,___) (___, 4)

    (0,___) (___, 0)

    Graph the following equations using intercepts.

    5) Graph 2x + 4 = 0

    6) Graph 2y - 6 = 0

    7) Graph the following three equations on the same set of coordinate axes.

    \[y = x +1 \quad y = 2x + 1 \quad y = -x + 1 \nonumber \]

    8) Graph the following three equations on the same set of coordinate axes.

    \[y = 2x +1 \quad y = 2x \quad y = 2x - 1 \nonumber \]

     

    Find the slope of the line passing through the following pair of points.

    9) (2, 3) and (5, 9)

    10) (4, 1) and (2, 5)

    11) (- 1, 1) and (1, 3)

    12) (4, 3) and (- 1, 3)

    13) (6, - 5) and (4, - 1)

    14) (5, 3) and (- 1, - 4)

    15) (3, 4) and (3, 7)

    16) (- 2, 4) and (- 3, - 2)

    16) (- 3, - 5) and (- 1, - 7)

    17) (0, 4) and (3, 0)

     

    Determine the slope of the line from the given equation of the line.

    18) y = - 2x + 1

    19) y = 3x - 2

    20) 2x - y = 6

    21) x + 3y = 6

    22) 3x - 4y = 12

    23) What is the slope of the x-axis?
    What is the slope of the y-axis?

    Graph the line that passes through the given point and has the given slope.

    24) (1, 2) and m = - 3/4

    25) (2, ­- 1) and m = 2/3

    26) (0, 2) and m = - 2

    27) (2, 3) and m = 0

    Graph the following equations using their slope and y-intercept.

    28) Graph y = 2x + 3

    29) Graph y = - 3x + 5

    30) Graph y = 4x - 3

    31) Graph x - 2y = 8

    32) Graph 2x + y = 4

    33) Graph 2x - 3y = 6

     


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